Recent research has involved a preliminary study in 2014 of the Burning Man movement in Europe supported by the Dept of Social Science, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

From 2000 to 2012, I conducted mixed methods research on global psyculture, critically addressing the integral roles of technology and spirituality within the transnational psytrance movement. The project was supported by the the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland (2003-2006), School for Adanced Research in the Human Experence (SAR/SSRC Fellowship) Santa Fe, New Mexico (2006-07), and Interactive Media and Performance at the University of Regina (2008-09), and led to numerous publications including the book Global Tribe: Technology, Spirituality and Psytrance.

Between 2003-2005 I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of QueenslandSee Projects.

Current Projects

Burning Progeny: The European Efflorescence of Burning Man (2014--->)

Conducted with Prof Dr. Francois Gauthier in the Domaine Sciences des sociétés, des cultures et des religions, Département des Sciences sociales, Université de Fribourg, this preliminary project is a study of the European efflorescence of Burning Man. This diasporic movement is at the leading edge of contemporary global event-cultures that have, in the last decades, emerged at the intersection of art, leisure and religion, facilitating religious expression outside traditional religious frameworks. As evidenced by official Regional Events currently staged in over 60 locations in 16 countries, this colossal cultural experiment, and its founding principles, has migrated from San Francisco to the world. It is anticipated that the comparative focus on the European migration of this unique social phenomenon will lead to important comparative insights on the social, cultural, and religious significance of Burning Man and event-cultures more widely. As pilot research (i.e. an esurvey) this project is designed as a component in a longer-term multimodal comparative exploration of the global migration of Burning Man and its ethos.

Victor Turner and Contemporary Cultural Performance (Berghahn, 2008). Published upon the 25th anniversary of his death, this collection features contributions reflecting the wide application of Victor Turner's thought to cultural performance in the early 21st Century.

Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature As coordinator for Religions, Nature and Culture in Oceania, from 2001-2003, I was an associate editor of the Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature.